Organic Light

Flat Panel Lighting
The past twenty years have seen a lot of advances in the field of energy efficient light bulbs, first with the innovation of compact fluorescents and more recently with the introduction of high-power LED bulbs.
However, a new technology called the Organic Light Emitting Diode, a kind of slim, flexible light emitting panel that can turn any surface into a kind of virtual window, could finally spell the end for the light bulb altogether.
When connected to an electricity supply, OLED panels give off a brilliant white light evenly across its surface. They are so slim, and give off so little in the way of heat, that they can be applied to virtually any surface, including floors, walls, furniture, and even clothing.
They are almost a hundred percent energy efficient, and do not heat up at all even after being on for a long time, and as a result can last a lot longer than any other type of light, including CFLs and Halogen bulbs.
Also, the type of light produced by these panels is far more akin to that of natural daylight, so you could use them to create a virtual window within a room that had no access to natural light.
The best thing about these lights, other than their versatility, is that they are more environmentally friendly than any other type of light currently available, as they are far more efficient and durable than any other type of light source, and are made entirely from sustainable, non-toxic materials that can be recycled.
The OLEDs that are currently available are already very efficient, but their developers believe that they can be made one hundred percent efficient with further revisions. This would mean that every single unit of electrical energy would be turned into light energy, with no heat energy being produced.
The first commercially available OLED product, the LumiBlade, has recently been launched by Philips. Although they are not all that bright on their own, when arranged in an array they can light a room much like a window, and they at least show the versatility of the device, although they are not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
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